diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs
index b5714fbcae..d51d964fc4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications;
-using osuTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 {
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 new Box
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Colour = Color4.Black,
-                    Alpha = 0.6f
+                    Colour = OsuColour.Gray(0.05f),
                 },
                 new OsuScrollContainer
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sidebar.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sidebar.cs
index 031ecaae46..4ca6e2ec42 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sidebar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sidebar.cs
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osuTK;
-using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
 {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
             {
                 new Box
                 {
-                    Colour = Color4.Black,
+                    Colour = OsuColour.Gray(0.02f),
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 },
                 new SidebarScrollContainer
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsOverlay.cs
index 31d188b545..7bd84dbc6c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsOverlay.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             switch (state.NewValue)
             {
                 case Visibility.Visible:
-                    Background.FadeTo(0.9f, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
                     Sidebar?.FadeColour(Color4.DarkGray, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
 
                     SectionsContainer.FadeOut(300, Easing.OutQuint);
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                     break;
 
                 case Visibility.Hidden:
-                    Background.FadeTo(0.6f, 500, Easing.OutQuint);
                     Sidebar?.FadeColour(Color4.White, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
 
                     SectionsContainer.FadeIn(500, Easing.OutQuint);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsPanel.cs
index 2948231c4b..7a5a586f67 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsPanel.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Settings;
@@ -72,8 +73,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                         Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
                         Scale = new Vector2(2, 1), // over-extend to the left for transitions
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Colour = Color4.Black,
-                        Alpha = 0.6f,
+                        Colour = OsuColour.Gray(0.05f),
+                        Alpha = 1,
                     },
                     SectionsContainer = new SettingsSectionsContainer
                     {
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 base.UpdateAfterChildren();
 
                 // no null check because the usage of this class is strict
-                HeaderBackground.Alpha = -ExpandableHeader.Y / ExpandableHeader.LayoutSize.Y * 0.5f;
+                HeaderBackground.Alpha = -ExpandableHeader.Y / ExpandableHeader.LayoutSize.Y;
             }
         }
     }